From agile projects to agile organizations
- 1. From Agile Projects to Agile Organisations Margaret Morgan & Ted Morris-Dawson
- 2. Who are we and why are we here?3068045-12th-august-1913-three-suffragettes-wearing-gettyi... http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/3068045-12th-august-1913-th... The Responsible RebelThe Ted
- 3. Can big organisations be Agile?38.jpg (JPEG Image, 600 × 401 pixels) http://www.web-books.com/Classics/Books/B1/B1119/MA
- 4. Agile people make agile organisations You are the Lilliputians who can change the Organisation but only by being Agile yourself. Organisations are only agile because the people in them are Agile. This means YOU! ‘Ask not what your Organisation can do for you . . . . And there is help out there if you know where to look for it. . . . . .
- 6. We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more. The Agile Manifesto
- 7. What can YOU do for Organisational Agility? Value Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools. Be a responsible rebel, challenge the Organisation if a process or a tool is not making sense. The responsible aspect is about suggesting a viable alternative rather than just saying ‘I’m not doing that it’s a waste of my time’ Example: Release Schedules often stifle frequent delivery of business value
- 8. Its your choice... What process or tool would you change?
- 9. What’s your story? As A (user of the xxx process) I (did this) And this happened Flawed process
- 10. What’s your story? As A (user) When I (do this) I Want this to happen How do we get from Flawed process to Awesome interaction? Awesome interaction
- 11. Ted’s example As a conscientious employee I wanted to update my CV on the company system And it was so hard to understand that I gave up As a conscientious employee When I want to update my CV on the company system I want it to be a simple step by step process How do we get from Flawed process to Awesome interaction? Flawed process Awesome interaction
- 12. What action will you take? Let’s use the wisdom of the crowd . . .
- 13. Agile Action Template ! For (the organisation I have chosen) ! I will (the small simple step action I have devised) ! By (the date I will do it by) my email address is
- 14. And Finally . . Can big organisations be agile? ! Yes, but only if the Lilliputians in the organisation are agile ! This means you! ! You have to challenge processes where they don’t make sense and encourage your colleagues to do the same. ! Don’t be the victim of flawed process, aim for awesome interactions and take small, simple steps towards the goal of agile organisation ! The agile community is already agitating for sustainable change, we need to exploit every opportunity for change and ensure that we are not the victims of flawed process
- 16. From Agile projects to Agile organisations:- The journey Summary The first steps towards becoming Agile in big organisations are often successful especially if the focus is on delivering true business value at the level of individual products and services. But how do you then scale this up so that eventually your whole organisation embraces agile principles? Agile is not just about IT delivery, it’s a mentality that needs to percolate through to individuals in every part of the organisation in order to maximise productivity, quality and most importantly responsiveness to changing markets and priorities. Scaling agile across the wider organisation requires an approach that is both influential and persuasive. This is a highly collaborative session that will challenge you to identify an opportunity to effect change in a large organisation and carry it through.